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• Copyright violations: ~42
• Unfree Flickr files: ~0
• Recent unfree Flickr images: ~0
• No license since 17 May 2024: ~6
• No permission since 17 May 2024: ~75
• No source since 17 May 2024: ~45
• Media uploaded without a license as of 2024-05: ~49

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• Duplicates: ~5
• Advertisements/spam: ~1
• Personal photos/selfies: ~211
• Other speedy deletions: ~143
• Categories for discussion: 84 months
• Media requiring a split up: ~0
• Requests for unblock: ~1
• Undeletion requests: ~11

Protected edit requests:

• Full protection: ~35
• Interface admin: ~18
• Technical: ~1
• Template protection: ~37
• Protection level: ~0

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Block request for User:DeadlyRampage26

DeadlyRampage26 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user Re-uploading copyrighted Internet picture after a final warning. 0x0a (talk) 11:21, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

the Jo Palmer MLC image is sourced at the link provided where the relevant department has provided licensing information. The Michael Kent image was taken by my wife as she is a photographer, and it was uploaded by me on behalf of her and her own work. DeadlyRampage26 (talk) 11:25, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Pinging @0x0a as OP.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:07, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

@DeadlyRampage26 Please provide link where the Jo Palmer MLC image was published. The link you gave needs to include this image to indicate that it was made by the department. Regarding Michael Kent's image, thank you for contributing it and please ask her to send a permission to "permissions-commons@wikimedia.org" using work email . Here is the email template. Looking forward to your good news! 0x0a (talk) 13:51, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

One more thing. I've obtained the high res image. You can include the URL (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michael_Kent_AM.jpg) of this file in the email to help VRT agents associate the email with it. 0x0a (talk) 14:36, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Will do DeadlyRampage26 (talk) 09:16, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

@DeadlyRampage26 Any news? 0x0a (talk) 06:09, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

@DeadlyRampage26 No reply? 0x0a (talk) 06:09, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protection for File:Amir Tataloo in Tbilisi 2018 by Pouria Afkhami pixoos 01.jpg

• File:Amir Tataloo in Tbilisi 2018 by Pouria Afkhami pixoos 01.jpg (edit · last · history · watch · unwatch · global usage · logs · purge · w · search · links · DR · del · undel · Delinker log)

Reason: vandalism and spam by IP editors. W7070 (talk) 05:09, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

@W7070:  Not done spam last occurred in October 2022, see history. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 17:10, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:TechForce Services

TechForce Services (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user Username for spam or containing advertising purposes Waqar💬 07:04, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked indef.: Spam only, warned before. Yann (talk) 14:45, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Upload protection for File:All India Trinamool Congress flag (2).svg

Please upload protect this file. It has been subject to repeated vandalism by VNC200. Fry1989 ^eh? 13:34, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

 Comment I blocked VNC200 for a week. Yann (talk) 14:31, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Block request for user:Twin mohamed shafiq mustafa

Twin mohamed shafiq mustafa (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Uploading personal photos despite multiple warnings. All the best -- Chuck ^Talk 20:10, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done. After warning by Chuck the user uploaded more out-of-scope files. I blocked the user for a week, all contributions are deleted. Taivo (talk) 08:30, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:Midgetwrestling

Midgetwrestling (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user An account solely for advertising purposes All the best -- Chuck ^Talk 20:39, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done. Indefinitely blocked for spam, everything deleted. Taivo (talk) 08:32, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:Le cheminots

User: Le cheminots (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Reason for reporting: Despite multiple warnings, user still upload media without permission. User talk page speaks for itself, especially with the last comment. Nicolas22g (talk) 06:49, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Account blocked for a week, IP blocked too. Yann (talk) 22:12, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:The New Foxy

The New Foxy (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user Has uploaded over 200 questionable photos after warning. look at The DRs for today, and there are 4 separate mass DRs for this user.

All the best -- Chuck ^Talk 20:27, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a month (2nd block). Yann (talk) 22:15, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done. I declined unblock request as inadequate. Taivo (talk) 21:07, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:Cowfarmer9908

Cowfarmer9908 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user Uploading personal photos after warning. All the best -- Chuck ^Talk 20:35, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked for a week. Yann (talk) 22:14, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Category talk:Images

• Page: Category talk:Images
• Reason for requesting protection: Highly visible page, watched by over a thousand, subject to spam and oos content.

  — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:48, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Semi-protected. Yann (talk) 13:28, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Block request for Mahmud ale

Mahmud ale (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

After the final warning, Mahmud ale has inappropriately uploaded yet another copyrighted image and presented it as their original work. They don't even appear to try communicating with other editors and have a history of persisting in their problematic uploads since 2021. Aintabli (talk) 01:16, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Blocked indefinitely. 255 edits and nearly all of them deleted says a lot. Bedivere (talk) 01:45, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Block request for User:Mwakwe256

Mwakwe256 (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user Uploading copyrighted Internet images after final warning. 0x0a (talk) 03:15, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done. One month block due to large number of copyvios. I'll delete the last remaining uploads as well (they were nominated for deletion already in April). Taivo (talk) 08:31, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protection request

Please protect Category:NKVD prisoner massacres: vandalism. --Leonidlednev (talk) 18:07, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done for a year. Abzeronow (talk) 18:21, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protection reqiest

Please protect Category:CPanel and Category:Victims of NKVD prisoner massacres: Vandalism. --Leonidlednev (talk) 18:33, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done by Squirrel. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 00:04, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Lower or remove protection on File:Flag_of_Palestine.svg

The edit warring seems to have died down and it does not seem as if it will ruin everything, simply by unlocking it.

It should be fine to at least lower it.

Kxeon (talk) 14:13, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

@Yann: I think we could probably lower it to autopatroller. Abzeronow (talk) 16:52, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

I'd agree with that Bedivere (talk) 17:10, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Reduced protection to autoconfirmed. I would raise it again if disruption starts again. Yann (talk) 19:44, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Added to my watchlist. Abzeronow (talk) 19:46, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Adewale people

• Adewale people (talk · contributions · Move log · block log · uploads · Abuse filter log) block user

Obvious sock of Soladoye Kerimot (talk · contribs); uploading the same repeatedly-deleted file as previous socks. See history of File:Adewale Olalekan.jpg. Marbletan (talk) 16:46, 24 May 2024 (UTC)